Rihanna Showed the Face of Her Second Baby for the First Time

• Rihanna and A$AP Rocky showed off their second baby's face for the first time during a family photo shoot.
• Fans were left confused about whether baby Riot is a boy or a girl because of the color of the clothes he wore.

On September 19, 2023, Rihanna's fans were given a treat when the singer showed off her baby boy, Riot Rose Mayers' face for the first time. The newborn baby was revealed in a home photo shoot that included his father, A$AP Rocky, and older sibling, RZA.

The newborn wore white booties and a pink jumpsuit in one of the family photos. Rihanna was dressed in a denim jacket and navy blue leggings, while her boyfriend appeared in a white tank top, Bottega Veneta printed leather jeans, and a green and yellow plaid coat. RZA matched his father in blue jeans, a gray, yellow, and red long-sleeved top, black sneakers, and a leather jacket.

Talking about clothing, in November 2022, Rihanna opened up about first-time motherhood after welcoming her first son in May 2022.

The star confessed to thinking "doing kid stuff would be cliche," but when she went shopping for the first time for RZA, it dawned on her that she needed to create clothing she wished her children to wear.

During a February 2023 Vogue interview, the musicians mentioned how they liked dressing their oldest child like his father. The "Diamonds" songstress said she liked dressing the toddler in clothes that didn't look like they were made for babies because:

"I like to push it. I put him in floral stuff. I put him in hot pink. I love that."

The singer thought having fluidity in fashion was the best way to go, adding that she always bought her clothes in the men's department. The star felt children's clothes were boring and they needed -- and deserved -- cool items.

The "Umbrella" hitmaker is a mom of two, having welcomed her second baby on August 1, 2023, at 7:41 a.m. at Los Angeles' Cedar Sinai Hospital. Her son's name, Riot, is believed to be an ode to the family, who all have first names beginning with the letter "R."

Another follower couldn't believe Riot was a boy because they felt he looked "like a girl."

However, amid the excitement over the photoshoot, fans who saw one of Rocky -- whose official name is Rakim Athelaston Mayers -- and Rihanna's family images showing off baby Riot were left confused by the child's gender.

How Did Rihanna and A$AP Get Fans Debating Riot's Gender after Revealing the Baby's Face?

When Daily Mail uploaded one of the family photos of Rihanna and Rocky's shoot, fans couldn't figure out if baby Riot was a boy or a girl. Mentioning both of the child's names, one person thought the boy "is a girl" before someone corrected them while laughing and noting how "confusing" it was.

Another person also believed the child's names sounded like a girl's. Someone else welcomed the child and noted how he was dressed in pink but was "called a boy," while an Instagram user quoted Rihanna's Vogue statement about dressing RZA in pink. The fan used that statement to address how little Riot was dressed.

In a video montage of the family photo shared by E! News on Instagram, more people expressed their confusion, with one person mentioning how they thought Rihanna "had 2 sons."

Another follower couldn't believe Riot was a boy because they felt he looks "like a girl." Many people were thrown off by the pink clothing, which is majorly associated with girls. Responding to the same publication's post on Facebook, one person celebrated the milestone by writing:

"What a beautiful family!"

Someone else mentioned how cute the family was while another person was still confused, noting how it was said Riot was a girl at the beginning of August, but at the end of the month, the child's gender was changed.

A person who wasn't focused on the child's gender shared how good Rocky's family looked and how much the fan loved them. Another fan thought the shoot was adorable and called the famous couple's kids cute, praising Rihanna's family for taking great pictures.